Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-18
CITY AND DISTRICT.


MRS. EMMONS' STORY.
Some Of the Matters She Explained to
the Jury-HOw She Obtained Her Lib.
erty.
Mrs. Emmons, in her testimony in the lunacy
proceedings against her, when going over the "de-
iuslons" described by DR.. Kempster and giving her
version OF them, asked in reference to Kempster's
statement about her cutting out the wound with
pair OF SCISSORS how much she could cut out with
OUT leaving a scar. DR.. Kempster said 1t was the
right hand; 1t was the left.
BY direction OF Mr.. Garrett, Mrs. Emmons un-
gioVed her hand and held up her two forehngers
Ior the inspection OF the jury. The first juror to
come up TO examine them was foreman Davis. He
got OUT his eye-glass as he bent over the two
1 ing s MIS- Emmons looked up and said "Haye
YOU got mlcroscope?" Mr.. Davis scrutinized care
1ully the two well-shaped hands held up for his
inspection and retired,
finger2"
80. aaen other Jurors stepped forward and looked at
the the fingers. It afforded Mrs. Emmons much de-
light She pointed to one little scar on her hand,
and then said: ''That is where burned myself
with cigarette the other day."
THE PICTURE OF THE VIRGIN MARY.
When asked about the story about the Virgin
Mary coming into her room through picture,
Mrs. Emmons said: suppose 1 say that it is a
fact? 1t would astonish YOU, wouldn't IT. 1t
again, wouldn't it?"
Then Mrs. Emmons paused and proceeded slowly
and rather disjointedly. She said she had a pic
ture OF the Virgin In the room-an engraving her
n nus nad given her when they were married
s,, en- looking at that picture" She said, cit did
speak 70 me- 1t spoke to me-nOt in words, you
know; but 1t spoke to me-"
Here Mrs. Emmons' eyes filled with tears and
II should like to ask Mr.. Emmons," she said,
"Wnetner !! had not, when In Vienna, studying
WIN Modnsgnor straniero, whether did moi, when
brought up an Eplscopalian. No, guess wasn't
pro- brought up at all. But do not like to speak OF
..But you meant said Mr.. Garnett. "that the
picture spoke TO you, but not in words?"
Ihat Is IL, said Mrs. EmmonS 'SometimeS a
noWer can speak to you, or perfume can speak
TO you, by reminding you OF something that had
Deen spoken once. II kempster hadn't poetry
enough In his nature, or hadn't soul enough or
desire to understand he could construe 1t as he
In reference to the statement that she had by
VIII lett her property to found colored orphan
after making various beouests, beoueathed the
remainder Of her estate to the Childrens hospital
OF this city.
her REMOVAL TO BLOOMINGDALE.
She came down to her removal to the Blooming
dale asylum. She claimed to have been deceived
into the belief that she was going to New York to
get special treatment from Dr. Sims. She claimed
that she was deprived OF food but given liquor on
the train by DR.: Kempster, SO She was stupefied.
she found out where she was being taken when
she was In sight OF Bloomingdale. 81 said" She
went on, ''for Gods sake, has Mr.. Emmons carried
out his threat?"
"Then." she said, 81 saw where was going
BlOOmlngdale asylum. Then l saw through my
husbands Kindness" Her husband she said was
on the porch when the carriage drove up. "Ill
never forget" she said, 'the look on his face-the
dlab0i1cal fiendish look. He never came to assist
me from the carriage He said: 'UnlOose her
hands. He allowed course, brutal men, accus-
into the asylum. / chung to the carriage with my
hands But these rough men carried me, dragged
me me i H. ala not want to goin. felt that it was
not rlgnI tnat should go there"
HOW SHE SCARED DIR. SMITH.
Mrs. Emmons described yesterday how she
frightened DR.. Smith, the physician in charge Of
the asylum on Contentment Island, Connecticut,
into demanding her removal from hts place by
suggesting that II She were kept there she might
MAIN for life one OF his children She said it was
proposed to send her to Utice. but she said she
would Kill herself rather than go to Utica. Mean
while she attempted to run away, but was him
dered because the young girl with her hurt her
foot and she had to take care OF her. II was then
arranged that she should go to the Butler hospital
at Providence. Dr. Clymer who signed the COM
lnitment TO Utica, wrote her a letter saying that
1t was either Utica or Butler. and that ii he did
not sign certificate putting her In Butler some
one e lse would be found who would sign a certifi-
cate to send me to Utica. He made, she said, the
best terms with her husband he could. She was
TO stay two months and then be released or brought
CouIt, W nave IL jury W06tfler Was
Sane or insane. Now" She said, 81 am before
people who can understand the difference between
a lunatic and devoted WIFE,
her RELEASE.
She said after remaining at Butler for two
months she was released last September. She
came On then to Washington, and went on TO de-
scribe the legal steps that had been taken result
ing In her finally being declared sane by Jury
She said she allowed her husbands accounts for
herexpenses While she was confined. 70 be passed
against her counSeis advice. The agreement
drawn up October 26th last, revOking the former
articles OF separation, was read.
HER ALLOWANCE.
The letter OF her husband allowing her 800 a
month, in addition to her dividends for her ex-
penSes In Europe, was read. 1t expressed regret
that circumstances compelled them to live apart,
ana suggested that she should take with her a
suitable companion, and in postscript presented
her with 81 O1S, less $500 owed by Mrs Einmnns to
Mr: Emmons. Mrs. Emmons said she dictated the
letter. 1t was written to make it appear that he
was treating her kindly. 1t was verbally agreed
that She should use only 500 month. Mr.. En-
mons She said, wanted Mrs. DeCOrmiS to go as her
companion, but She wanted Miss Crandell She
told MIR. Emmons that Mrs. DeCormis was not a
suitable person.